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JUST REPOSTING CHAPTER TWO TO FIX A FEW MISTAKES!!
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A/N: Damn I must be doing something right I never get this many reviews in so short a time! And no flames!!! Yet...lol...not that I mind them cause at least it's a review! ^_^
midniteblusoccer: I'll email you if I remember okay...I have a tendancy to forget things...
stargurl2: well, who said anything about this being a SS/HG fic? *whistles innocently as possible with an evil grin that ruins it...damn...* All well...it is...and as far as things go I guess you'll have to wait and see lol.
astral-monkey: awww poor astral! Tech Jade did the first review but you get to do the dance...and thanx!
JadeWerewolf thanx for reviewing! *does the dance cause somebody actually likes her fic...well 6 soembodies!*
Running PadFoot: lol I neglected to add for now didn't I, hmm...*EVIL GRIN*
Kopina & the one true reviewer : thanx!
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Even Dreams Lie
Chapter Two: In a New Light
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Nothing seemed to have changed all that much at Hogwarts and I was so relieved to see this. I don't think that I could come back to the school and find it less to my expectations. I turned the corner and once again ran into something...and both of us tumbled and fell down dropping everything. My shoulder's groaned as my cat did her best to stay where she was. Rubbing my head I looked up to see a mass of red curly hair doing the same thing.
"Ginny?" and "Hermione?" we both said at the same time. "what are you doing here?"
Both of us started laughing, we hadn't spoke to each other in a while because of my travels. I owled her occasionally but they letters were strictly about the things I had done and not very personal. We both smiled guiltily knowing we hadn't been very good friends for a while, both too absorbed in our own lives to pay attention to the other.
"Remember the how good I was in potions during our school years," Ginny Started, "well Professor Snape Owled me the begging of this summer to offer me a short term apprenticeship so I could be the new Potions Master!"
"Oh my Goddess Ginny! Professor Binns finally retired and I'm going to be the new Professor of History! So Snape Finally got the job he's always wanted, eh?"
"Yea he isn't that bad when you get to know him Hermione, he knows so much about so many things. He is so much better then an encyclopedia. You two would really get along if you would just give each other a chance. Anyway, Hermione you look so great," Ginny said with a squeal. "You've changed so much. Look at all the weight you lost. Goodness Hermione, you could pass for a muggle model now! Oh except for that poor hair, I'll give you a few spells to practice for that one!"
"You too Ginny, my gosh, look at you you're hair is so long and its all curled! That man of yours must be taking good care of you. How are things with you two?"
"Draco and I are doing great. Great Gods Hermione, for all his pretense the man would do anything for me. He's such a big fat faker."
"Well I best be going Ginny I don't want to be late. Dumbledore is waiting."
"I doubt he'd notice or care Hermione! He's probably in his office still, I just came from there. And remember what I said Hermione! Never judge a book by its cover!"
"Talk to you later Ginny," I yelled over my shoulder."
Imagine, Virginia Weasly, Potions master, I mused as I continued on my way. This time I paid a great deal of attention to where I was going instead of daydreaming, two head on collisions was enough for one day. When I got to the Headmaster's gargoyle I muttered the password "Cotton Candy" and walked up the spiral staircase that led to his office.
"Ahh, Mrs. Granger, so nice of you to arrive. I trust you found your way easily enough?"
"Indeed I did headmaster. Hogwarts is exactly how I remembered it, if not a thousand times better."
"Good. Very Good. Well then..."
Dumbledore trailed off as Professor McGonagall walked into his office and I watched as she smiled at me warmly. My old head of house had been my mentor and my friend. Two years out of Hogwarts and barely twenty years old, my parents had died and Mireva McGonagall had been there for me. No questions were asked she was just a shoulder to cry on. I jumped up and gave her a warm hug.
"Ah I see you have arrived, Minerva, and just in time too. Please Show Mrs. Granger to her rooms. I am sure that she had had an especially long day and would love to get settled in and perhaps check some books out of the library..."
I laughed and noticed the merry twinkle in Dumbledore's eyes and walked out the door joyously. I chitchatted with Professor McGonagall and told her of all the things that I had been doing in the last five years since we saw each other last. It was great to be home, and to know that in all the world I did have a place that I could consider to be a real home.
We stopped in a room that was quite near my old History room and I noticed a large statue of the Egyptian Goddess Baset in her cat form that I was positive had not been there before. I looked up at Minerva, and she said with a quick nod and smile "Albus placed it there because of your interest in Egypt" and she muttered a password. "Crispy Critters" and a spiral staircase just like Dumbledore's appeared.
I was very much disappointed in what I found awaiting me at the top of the stairs though, the room was all but empty and very dusty and unkempt. I frowned and bit my lip...surely this room had not been cleaned in more then forty years! Minerva looked down at me and started laughing.
"Goodness gracious child, the expression on your face is priceless! You have your wand and it won't take long for you to clean it up. You can charm and transfigure just about anything you want up here as long as it's safe and it suits you. Professor Binns didn't notice the dust because he was a ghost and probably never lifted a finger to clean the place. Not that he could have anyway...wands and ghosts do not agree with one another very well! Your trunk is here now," she pointed to my trunk in the center of the floor. "the house elves will bring your food up to you if you want but the staff will be eating in the staff room near Albus' office. I trust you know how to find it?" I Nodded. "Good I'll be on my way then."
"Wait, Minerva..." I asked hesitantly, "Why is Snape so cold-hearted? I mean I know it's a private question and all but since we're colleagues I want to be able to understand him and everything..." I bit my lip in frustration feeling very awkward indeed.
"Lets just say this Hermione, when a dog gets beaten one to many times it will eventually bite whatever hand comes near it, friend or enemy. Even when all that dog wants is to be fed and pat." She smiled at me. "Have a good night Miss Granger."
As she walked out of the door and down the spiral staircase, I began to think of Professor Snape in a new light...
(A/N: Snapes Witch: Sorry!! I knew something was funny about her name, but at 6 o'clock in the morning with no sleep I didn't notice! I changed all the Mirevas to Minerva!
And to my anonymous reviewer... I think I fixed those first person to third person changes in this chapter, but if you mean how its third person in chapter one its because I needed to give a good view of Hermione from somebody elses point of view. )
JUST REPOSTING CHAPTER TWO TO FIX A FEW MISTAKES!!
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A/N: Damn I must be doing something right I never get this many reviews in so short a time! And no flames!!! Yet...lol...not that I mind them cause at least it's a review! ^_^
midniteblusoccer: I'll email you if I remember okay...I have a tendancy to forget things...
stargurl2: well, who said anything about this being a SS/HG fic? *whistles innocently as possible with an evil grin that ruins it...damn...* All well...it is...and as far as things go I guess you'll have to wait and see lol.
astral-monkey: awww poor astral! Tech Jade did the first review but you get to do the dance...and thanx!
JadeWerewolf thanx for reviewing! *does the dance cause somebody actually likes her fic...well 6 soembodies!*
Running PadFoot: lol I neglected to add for now didn't I, hmm...*EVIL GRIN*
Kopina & the one true reviewer : thanx!
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Even Dreams Lie
Chapter Two: In a New Light
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Nothing seemed to have changed all that much at Hogwarts and I was so relieved to see this. I don't think that I could come back to the school and find it less to my expectations. I turned the corner and once again ran into something...and both of us tumbled and fell down dropping everything. My shoulder's groaned as my cat did her best to stay where she was. Rubbing my head I looked up to see a mass of red curly hair doing the same thing.
"Ginny?" and "Hermione?" we both said at the same time. "what are you doing here?"
Both of us started laughing, we hadn't spoke to each other in a while because of my travels. I owled her occasionally but they letters were strictly about the things I had done and not very personal. We both smiled guiltily knowing we hadn't been very good friends for a while, both too absorbed in our own lives to pay attention to the other.
"Remember the how good I was in potions during our school years," Ginny Started, "well Professor Snape Owled me the begging of this summer to offer me a short term apprenticeship so I could be the new Potions Master!"
"Oh my Goddess Ginny! Professor Binns finally retired and I'm going to be the new Professor of History! So Snape Finally got the job he's always wanted, eh?"
"Yea he isn't that bad when you get to know him Hermione, he knows so much about so many things. He is so much better then an encyclopedia. You two would really get along if you would just give each other a chance. Anyway, Hermione you look so great," Ginny said with a squeal. "You've changed so much. Look at all the weight you lost. Goodness Hermione, you could pass for a muggle model now! Oh except for that poor hair, I'll give you a few spells to practice for that one!"
"You too Ginny, my gosh, look at you you're hair is so long and its all curled! That man of yours must be taking good care of you. How are things with you two?"
"Draco and I are doing great. Great Gods Hermione, for all his pretense the man would do anything for me. He's such a big fat faker."
"Well I best be going Ginny I don't want to be late. Dumbledore is waiting."
"I doubt he'd notice or care Hermione! He's probably in his office still, I just came from there. And remember what I said Hermione! Never judge a book by its cover!"
"Talk to you later Ginny," I yelled over my shoulder."
Imagine, Virginia Weasly, Potions master, I mused as I continued on my way. This time I paid a great deal of attention to where I was going instead of daydreaming, two head on collisions was enough for one day. When I got to the Headmaster's gargoyle I muttered the password "Cotton Candy" and walked up the spiral staircase that led to his office.
"Ahh, Mrs. Granger, so nice of you to arrive. I trust you found your way easily enough?"
"Indeed I did headmaster. Hogwarts is exactly how I remembered it, if not a thousand times better."
"Good. Very Good. Well then..."
Dumbledore trailed off as Professor McGonagall walked into his office and I watched as she smiled at me warmly. My old head of house had been my mentor and my friend. Two years out of Hogwarts and barely twenty years old, my parents had died and Mireva McGonagall had been there for me. No questions were asked she was just a shoulder to cry on. I jumped up and gave her a warm hug.
"Ah I see you have arrived, Minerva, and just in time too. Please Show Mrs. Granger to her rooms. I am sure that she had had an especially long day and would love to get settled in and perhaps check some books out of the library..."
I laughed and noticed the merry twinkle in Dumbledore's eyes and walked out the door joyously. I chitchatted with Professor McGonagall and told her of all the things that I had been doing in the last five years since we saw each other last. It was great to be home, and to know that in all the world I did have a place that I could consider to be a real home.
We stopped in a room that was quite near my old History room and I noticed a large statue of the Egyptian Goddess Baset in her cat form that I was positive had not been there before. I looked up at Minerva, and she said with a quick nod and smile "Albus placed it there because of your interest in Egypt" and she muttered a password. "Crispy Critters" and a spiral staircase just like Dumbledore's appeared.
I was very much disappointed in what I found awaiting me at the top of the stairs though, the room was all but empty and very dusty and unkempt. I frowned and bit my lip...surely this room had not been cleaned in more then forty years! Minerva looked down at me and started laughing.
"Goodness gracious child, the expression on your face is priceless! You have your wand and it won't take long for you to clean it up. You can charm and transfigure just about anything you want up here as long as it's safe and it suits you. Professor Binns didn't notice the dust because he was a ghost and probably never lifted a finger to clean the place. Not that he could have anyway...wands and ghosts do not agree with one another very well! Your trunk is here now," she pointed to my trunk in the center of the floor. "the house elves will bring your food up to you if you want but the staff will be eating in the staff room near Albus' office. I trust you know how to find it?" I Nodded. "Good I'll be on my way then."
"Wait, Minerva..." I asked hesitantly, "Why is Snape so cold-hearted? I mean I know it's a private question and all but since we're colleagues I want to be able to understand him and everything..." I bit my lip in frustration feeling very awkward indeed.
"Lets just say this Hermione, when a dog gets beaten one to many times it will eventually bite whatever hand comes near it, friend or enemy. Even when all that dog wants is to be fed and pat." She smiled at me. "Have a good night Miss Granger."
As she walked out of the door and down the spiral staircase, I began to think of Professor Snape in a new light...
(A/N: Snapes Witch: Sorry!! I knew something was funny about her name, but at 6 o'clock in the morning with no sleep I didn't notice! I changed all the Mirevas to Minerva!
And to my anonymous reviewer... I think I fixed those first person to third person changes in this chapter, but if you mean how its third person in chapter one its because I needed to give a good view of Hermione from somebody elses point of view. )